German airport strike causes flight cancellations, delays
2 years, 9 months ago

German airport strike causes flight cancellations, delays

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than 1,000 security personnel walked off their jobs Monday at airports across Germany, leading to dozens of flight cancellations and delays. Security staffers at airports in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hannover and elsewhere began their one-day strike at midnight to press for higher wages, German news agency dpa reported. At Germany’s largest airport, in Frankfurt, only passengers with layovers will be able to go through security checks Tuesday, a Verdi spokesman said, according to dpa.

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German airports hit by massive IT outage, long queues at border control
6 days, 11 hours ago

German airports hit by massive IT outage, long queues at border control

India TV News  

On Friday, a nationwide IT outage disrupted police systems at German airports, affecting border control and causing longer immigration queues for passengers arriving from outside the European Union's Schengen zone. This came nearly three months after a technical problem at Germany’s air traffic control agency caused disruptions, with some flights cancelled at Frankfurt Airport, the country’s biggest. The air traffic …

Climate protest at Frankfurt Airport forces a temporary halt to flights
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Climate protest at Frankfurt Airport forces a temporary halt to flights

The Independent  

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Two-day strike by Lufthansa cabin crew to affect 100,000 passengers
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Two-day strike by Lufthansa cabin crew to affect 100,000 passengers

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Lufthansa staff have begun their first in a two-day strike across two of Germany’s busiest airports. …

Thousands of flights and trains will be canceled again this week in Germany with new strikes
10 months ago

Thousands of flights and trains will be canceled again this week in Germany with new strikes

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Thousands of flights and trains are expected to be canceled again this week in Germany after two unions on Monday called for more strikes over wages and working conditions. Negotiations continue for ground staff of German airline Lufthansa and German rail operator’s Deutsche Bahn train drivers. Around 200,000 air passengers will be affected by the two-day strike, according …

Local transport in much of Germany hit by strikes in a dispute over working conditions
10 months, 1 week ago

Local transport in much of Germany hit by strikes in a dispute over working conditions

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Local buses, subway trains and trams ground to a halt in much of Germany on Friday, at the peak of a week of walkouts by employees demanding better working conditions. The union is being backed by the Fridays for Future climate activist group, which called on supporters to take to the streets for “good work and climate-friendly mobility.” …

German labor union calls on Lufthansa ground staff to strike at 7 airports on Tuesday
10 months, 3 weeks ago

German labor union calls on Lufthansa ground staff to strike at 7 airports on Tuesday

The Independent  

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Germany's Lufthansa cancels hundreds of flights as its ground staff strike for a day at 5 airports
11 months ago

Germany's Lufthansa cancels hundreds of flights as its ground staff strike for a day at 5 airports

The Independent  

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Hundreds of flights cancelled as strikes hit major German airports
11 months ago

Hundreds of flights cancelled as strikes hit major German airports

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Security workers at most of Germany's major airports walked off the job on Thursday in a …

Local transport in Germany hit by walkouts in a dispute over working conditions
11 months, 1 week ago

Local transport in Germany hit by walkouts in a dispute over working conditions

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Local buses, trams and subway trains were canceled in much of Germany on Friday as transport employees walked off the job in the country’s third transport-related strike in two weeks. Its deputy chair, Christine Behle, said that “the time has now come to exert more pressure on employers” as talks on new pay contracts for about 90,000 people …

Local transport in Germany hit by walkouts in a dispute over working conditions
11 months, 1 week ago

Local transport in Germany hit by walkouts in a dispute over working conditions

The Independent  

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Strike by security staff at most major German airports cancels hundreds of flights
11 months, 1 week ago

Strike by security staff at most major German airports cancels hundreds of flights

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Security workers at most of Germany’s major airports walked off the job Thursday in a one-day strike to step up pressure in a pay dispute, prompting widespread flight cancellations. In Frankfurt, the operator of Germany’s busiest airport said security checkpoints outside the transit area would remain closed. Airport operator group ADV estimated that about 1,100 flights in total …

Union calls on security workers at most major German airports to strike on Thursday
11 months, 1 week ago

Union calls on security workers at most major German airports to strike on Thursday

The Independent  

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German airports go empty due to strikes
1 year, 8 months ago

German airports go empty due to strikes

Live Mint  

On April 24, flight cancellations were reported at Berlin and Hamburg airports as workers staged walkouts in an ongoing dispute over salary raises. According to German news agency Deutsche Presse-Agentur, all departures and 70 out of 240 incoming flights were cancelled in Berlin, while Hamburg airport announced that 31 of 160 departures had been cancelled. The strike follows a pay …

German government, unions reach pay deal for public workers
1 year, 8 months ago

German government, unions reach pay deal for public workers

Associated Press  

BERLIN — German government officials and labor unions have reached a pay deal for more than 2.5 million public-sector workers, ending a lengthy dispute and heading off the possibility of disruptive all-out strikes. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said as the deal was announced around midnight Sunday that “we accommodated the unions as far as we could responsibly do in a …

Strikes bring German railways to standstill, hit 4 airports
1 year, 8 months ago

Strikes bring German railways to standstill, hit 4 airports

Associated Press  

BERLIN — An eight-hour strike brought Germany’s railways to a standstill on Friday morning, while walkouts also were underway at four major German airports in a parallel pay dispute. The EVG rail workers’ union called for members to walk out between 3 a.m. and 11 a.m. Germany’s main train operator, state-owned Deutsche Bahn, announced shortly after that call on Wednesday …

Travel disruption hits Germany on eve of transport strike
1 year, 9 months ago

Travel disruption hits Germany on eve of transport strike

The Independent  

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Travel disruption hits Germany on eve of transport strike
1 year, 9 months ago

Travel disruption hits Germany on eve of transport strike

Associated Press  

BERLIN — An increased number of travelers in Germany boarded trains and planes on Sunday, a day before a major one-day strike that aims to bring the country’s transportation system to a standstill. But even advance travel was met with disruption in some places as Munich airport already shut down because of the impending strike on Monday, and technical problems …

German unions call for wide-ranging transport strike Monday
1 year, 9 months ago

German unions call for wide-ranging transport strike Monday

Associated Press  

BERLIN — German unions are calling on thousands of workers across the country’s transport system to stage a one-day strike on Monday that is expected to bring widespread disruption to planes, trains and local transit. Those will include security and ground workers at all German airports except Berlin, local transit employees in seven of Germany’s 16 states, harbor employees and …

Flights at several German airports disrupted by 1-day strike
1 year, 9 months ago

Flights at several German airports disrupted by 1-day strike

Firstpost  

The walkouts by airport staff come amid difficult pay talks for employees of Germany’s federal and municipal governments Berlin: Flights at several German airports were severely disrupted on Monday by the latest in a string of one-day strikes related to various pay disputes. Some 200 departures were canceled in Berlin, and about a third of the planned 200 arrivals were …

Flights at Several German Airports Disrupted by 1-Day Strike Over Pay Disputes
1 year, 9 months ago

Flights at Several German Airports Disrupted by 1-Day Strike Over Pay Disputes

News 18  

Flights at several German airports were severely disrupted on Monday by the latest in a string of one-day strikes related to various pay disputes. Some 200 departures were canceled in Berlin, and about a third of the planned 200 arrivals were expected to be canceled, German news agency dpa reported. The walkouts by airport staff come amid difficult pay talks …

Flight chaos as strikes hit German and Spanish airports
1 year, 10 months ago

Flight chaos as strikes hit German and Spanish airports

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. At Dusseldorf around 200 arrivals and departures have been cancelled, including at least 16 British Airways flights linking the German …

More than 2,000 flights canceled amid workers’ strike at seven German airports
1 year, 10 months ago

More than 2,000 flights canceled amid workers’ strike at seven German airports

LA Times  

Employees at seven German airports went on strike Friday, forcing the cancellation of more than 2,300 flights. The strikes at seven German airports, including Frankfurt, Munich and Hamburg, affected almost 300,000 passengers and forced airlines to cancel more than 2,300 flights. Christine Behle of the Verdi labor union told public broadcaster RBB-Inforadio that failure to reach a meaningful deal with …

Deal with union averts pilot strike at Germany’s Lufthansa
2 years, 4 months ago

Deal with union averts pilot strike at Germany’s Lufthansa

Associated Press  

BERLIN — A union representing pilots at Lufthansa on Tuesday called off a planned two-day strike after a last-minute agreement with Germany’s biggest airline in a pay dispute. The Vereinigung Cockpit union had announced plans for a walkout on Wednesday and Thursday, calling on the company to make a “serious” offer in talks over pay increases. In hastily convened talks …

Many flights canceled at Amsterdam's airport due to strike
2 years, 8 months ago

Many flights canceled at Amsterdam's airport due to strike

The Independent  

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Air traffic across Germany disrupted due to walkouts
2 years, 9 months ago

Air traffic across Germany disrupted due to walkouts

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Air travel was disrupted across Germany on Tuesday as security personnel at several airports in the country staged walkouts to demand higher wages. Numerous flights were canceled at Frankfurt Airport due to the strike organized by trade union ver.di, German news agency dpa reported. Starting at 2 a.m., employees of the cargo and passenger controls at Germany’s largest …

Security Staff Strike in Germany Causes Hundreds of Flights to be Cancelled
2 years, 9 months ago

Security Staff Strike in Germany Causes Hundreds of Flights to be Cancelled

News 18  

Airlines cancelled hundreds of flights to and from German airports on Monday as security workers went on strike amid a wage dispute. Security workers staged a full-day walkout at six airports including Duesseldorf, Cologne/Bonn and Berlin on Monday, and one-day strikes have also been called for other airports on Tuesday including Frankfurt and Hamburg. Tuesday’s walkout will hit Germany’s busiest …

Paris airport workers block terminal to protest pay cut
3 years, 6 months ago

Paris airport workers block terminal to protest pay cut

The Independent  

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